Overseas:
2. Top 200 Apps Made $13 Billion In Q1 2019; iOS Apps Earn 64% More Than Android
3. Advertisers and digital media companies form a new Global Alliance for Responsible Media
4. Facebook launches a new cryptocurrency called Libra
5. AI photography platform Meero raises $230 million to become France’s newest unicorn
7. Optimizely raises $50M Series D round for its experimentation platform
8. The rise of the gig economy helps London-based insurtech Zego to raise $42M
9. GoTenna is ramping up public sector mesh networking with a $24M C round
10. NewtonX raises $12 million to help companies find expert consultants
11. SafeAI raises $5M to develop and deploy autonomy for mining and construction vehicles
12. Youper, a chatbot that helps users navigate their emotions, raises $3 million in seed funding
13. PowerPoint gains an AI-powered presenter coach and beefed-up design suggestions
14. YouTube’s new AR Beauty Try-On lets viewers virtually try on makeup while watching video reviews
16. DeepMind’s AI uses aerial and ground-view data to navigate unseen areas
China:
2. Shanghai to host 2nd AI global conference in August
4. Tencent Teams With Medical Technology Firm Heren Health to Promote Telemedicine
5. Tencent leads $160m Series D in Chinese industrial e-commerce platform Zhenkunhang 震坤行
6. Chinese app Manbang 满帮 handled $100b in goods a year by matching shippers with truckers
Cross-border:
– Singaporean investor Temasek backs $75m Series B for US-based Viela Bio
Emerging Market:
3. Hotel startup OYO accounted for 92% of the total funding in India’s hospitality startups in 2018
4. Payments solution company Razorpay banks $75m in series C round
5. Proptech startup GuestReady bags $6m in series A round
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